Ritual Basin, 6th–8th century, Afghanistan or Central Asia, Bronze, Diam. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Metalwork, Decorating the side of this basin is a frieze depicting two dragons attacking a boy. The youth holds a flower to his nose and clutches the horn of an antelope. The dragons are composite animals with segmented bodies and are related to similar creatures represented on post-Sasanian metalwork from the Oxus River basin of northern Afghanistan
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Ritual Basin, 6th–8th century, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Bronze, Diam, 7 11/16, 19.5 cm, Metalwork, Decorating, side, basin, frieze depicting two, dragons, attacking, boy, youth holds, flower, nose, clutches, horn, antelope, composite animals, segmented bodies, related, creatures represented, post-Sasanian metalwork, Oxus River, northern Afghanistan
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